vs koala

Dictyota dichotoma compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Chromista (色藻界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Phaeophyceae (褐藻纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Dictyotales (网地藻目)	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)
Family	Dictyotaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Dictyota	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Dictyota dichotoma	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

koala

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found in Australia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dictyota dichotoma是一种常见褐藻，具有反复二叉分叉的扁平橄榄绿至金褐色藻体，形成宽阔扇形叶状体。生活于全球温带至热带海域的潮间带和浅潮下带岩礁。这种光合作用大型藻类通过固着器附着于岩石，可进行有性和无性繁殖。

koala

澳大利亚东部和东南部的标志性有袋类动物，体重最大可达15千克，为了节省低热量桉树叶食物所提供的能量，每天最多睡眠22小时。高度特化，能够处理会致大多数其他哺乳动物死亡的有毒桉树成分，拥有专门适应解毒功能的肠道微生物群。因衣原体病、栖息地开发和气候变化导致种群锐减，2022年被列为濒危物种。